[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 4, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 4CFR28.40]

[Page 43]
 
                            TITLE 4--ACCOUNTS
 
               CHAPTER I--GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
 
PART 28_GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD; PROCEDURES 
 
                          Subpart B_Procedures
 
Sec.  28.40  Statement of purpose.

    Proceedings before the Board shall be conducted as expeditiously as 
possible with due regard to the rights of the parties. Discovery is 
designed to enable a party to obtain relevant information needed for 
presentation of the party's case. These regulations are intended to 
provide a simple method of discovery. They will be interpreted and 
applied so as to avoid delay and to facilitate adjudication of the case. 
The parties are expected to initiate and complete needed discovery with 
a minimum of Board intervention.